Storytime
translate: I give myself to philosophy
we use this word to describe listing the forms of a verb
what is a conjugation?
Latin name for a lady, meaning "beautiful"
what is Bella?
Latin word for Father
what is Pater?
In our class reading, Horace contemplated an invitation from these other poets
who are Maecanas and Vergilius?
listing all of the forms of a noun is known as this
what is a declension?
Latin name meaning "the greatest"
what is Maximus?
How are you doing? (translate in Latin)
Quid hodie agis?
this poet alternates dramatically switches between despair and anger when bidding his girlfriend farewell
who is Catullus?
Latin nouns and adjectives must agree in __________, _________, and _________
gender
number
case
the city of Rome was named after ___________
Romulus
Sparta oppidum Romanum est (true/false)
false!
the Latin saying "Carpe Diem" is roughly translated as _______________________
Seize the Day (literally, harvest the day)
case, and sometimes gender and number
______________ founded _____________ and was the first Roman emperor to convert to ______________
Constantine
Constantinople
Christianity
Rhenus et Nilus fluvii in Italia sunt (true/false)
false!
this Roman famously said "Philosophy is the Art of Life"
who is Cicero?
this word describes a noun that is positioned next to another noun as an explanatory statement
what is an appositive?
in the standard Radio Alphabet Code, the letter "H" is represented by this call word
what is "Hotel"?
Ubi est imperium Romanum?
Europa
Asia
Africa
translate: "Obduro, mea puella!"
I am tough, my girl!
this case is used to address or call on someone or something directly
what is the Vocative case?
what is the best tool for retention?
the latin word for the number 100
what is centum?
translate: "without philosophy, wicked men always think about money"
Sine philosophia-, avari- viri- de- pecunia- semper cogitant
in the Vocative case, the "us" ending of the masculine nominative singular becomes this
what is "e"?
what quenches creativity?
criticism
Quid est Tiberis?
Tiberis fluvius in Italia est